ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234831
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:08-16 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LV985 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Aardenburg, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Target - railway yards at Gent, Belgium.
Returning from Gent flying at 10,500 ft near Aardenburg attacked six times by a ‘Ju 88’, the combat lasting for eight minutes between 00.08 and 00.16 hrs. Bomber damaged in port aileron, starboard flap, starboard tyre punctured and holed in fuselage, fighter finally shaken off by diving into cloud.
In fact, the attacker was night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinz Strüning of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying an He 219 from Venlo airfield.
On return to England, the damage was assessed as category AC.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Google Maps
Rickard, J (23 March 2007), No. 427 Squadron (RCAF): Second World War, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RCAF/427_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2020 08:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation